Tuesday 21st May 2024
Dearest Elsie!
Today is your 6th birthday and you have had a fabulous day. 36 cupcakes at school, singing & celebrating, braaiing tonight and wonderful gifts all made for a lovely day.
I remember this day 6 years ago so well. We woke up early to hear the news your Mom was in labour. We jumped in the car and headed for Worcester. It was pouring with rain on the N1. We got through the tunnel and as we exited and my phone got a signal, there was a photo! My darling Elsie had arrived! This was it…
Elsie you looked so good. Healthy and strong. I couldn’t wait to get to the hospital to hold you.
I was besotted. 1 day old…
How blessed are we! Here you are 5 days old.
It’s been so special seeing you grow up and become the sweetie you are today. I love you so much! Happy Birthday!
It was a cloudy sunrise today and remained overcast and gloomy with a touch of rain later this afternoon.
Raiku has concluded with the colder weather, he needs to spend more time inside and so has spent hours in this spot…he does change position, but he’s been on my rocking chair since mid afternoon.
In my journey through the Bible, today I read through the fast-paced, dramatic last few chapters of 1 Samuel. It’s a long story, but David was in exile (hiding out in Philistine land) and had left his city of Ziklag to go to war with the Philistines against Israel. The commander of the Philistine army heard he was in their ranks and told the King to tell him to turn back. David returned to Ziklag only to find it had been razed to the ground and all the remaining family of both him and his men had been captured.
1 Samuel 30:4-6
David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep. 5 David’s two wives had been captured—Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel. 6 David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
When you have no strength left to even weep, find strength in the Lord your God.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂